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Gatsby Ending

I really enjoyed the ending of the book, even though I was confused a bit at the end. At first, i didnt really understand the part where Wilsons body was presented as him laying off the side of the road. At that point I thought he died, however later it seemed he didnt? Also, i wasnt quite sure how Gatsby got injured and later died. On the other hand, I felt the book overall was excellent. Gatsby used superior imagery to help the reader illustrate what is going on. Also, I am looking into the whole social class as it relates to Gatsby. I am writing my essay on how Gatsy and other people today, work their way up the "social ladder" and learn through their mistakes. Also, the unreality and reality of Gatsbys thinking before and after the war was interesting to read about. Before the war, the reality of him and Daisy staying together seemed pretty realistic and assuring, however, people change and while he was at war Daisy had to decide whether or not she wanted to wait around for her loving soldier. The unrealistic parts of the story where Gatsby presented to us was when he threw parties waiting for Daisy to come and fall into his arms once more and pick up where they left off. Fitzgerald illustrates these realistic and unrealistic effects of Gatsby to us very well in the story.